Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
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On Today's Date: Valentine's 1895 America's 'Most Anomalous Snowstorm'
While J anuary 2025's Winter Storm Enzo was a historic Gulf Coast snowstorm, a late 19th century event was even more bizarre in some areas. From Feb. 14-16, 1895, 130 years ago, a major ...
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How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
"Wish You Were Here" at the Grolier Club explores two centuries of NYC tourism using guidebooks, postcards, and other ...
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The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S.
Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...
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Scherenschnitte enlivens book on 19th century medical remedies [The Scribbler]
The result — scherenschnitte, or scissors cutting in German — enlivens the pages of Ripple’s book, “The Raub Family Country Doctors and Their Medical Flora Remedies in the 19th Century.’’ ...